<span class=>We recently surpassed the 500 mark of students studying the Art of Soulmaking and 130 volunteers around the country</span>
<span class="black">The Death Row Project now has over 100 incarcerated students studying The Art of Soulmaking across 30 institutions</span>
Restoration: Young Men and Their Plot of Land
Like for any garden startup, we were concerned the land at the juvenile detention center would be barren. The very first order of business was to rent a rototiller to break up the soil.
The Art of Soulmaking
Excerpt from the Book – The Path to Unconditional Freedom Dear Soulmaker, Building a soul is the work of a lifetime. It never stops. It is the work we are all here to do and it is the work that must be done, because without a fully functioning soul — in you, in me, in […]
Inside the Walls
By Marissa Ward We sit at the smooth, white round table; Tanya, Marla, our group sponsor on the facility’s staff, and me. This is our first visit to Central California Women’s Facility — the prison in Chowchilla, California. There’s a moment of silence, and I notice the love and gratitude welling up inside of me. […]
<span class="black">30% of Mendocino County Jail’s incarcerated population is enrolled in UFP correspondence, gardening and yoga programs</span>
Death Row Support Project, a nonprofit organization who has written more than 10,000 letters to people on death row since 1978, has begun requesting Art of Soulmaking workbooks.
Turning Prisons into Monasteries
The Unconditional Freedom Project’s mission is to turn prisons into monasteries. We aim to create flourishing members of society by recasting the penitentiary as a place to contemplate and meaningfully contribute. We currently run programs at the local juvenile hall and county jail, as well as the country’s largest women’s prison. During the pandemic, we […]
First Soulmaking Yoga Class
We stacked the Hugger Mugger donated mats so high on our rolling cart, they almost toppled off. Before heading over to the women’s housing unit, we called the tower and the deputy on duty told us the participants were waiting for us with “great anticipation.” We, too, felt excited. Tonight’s yoga class was not only […]
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